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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2020.07
Production
Production support
Issued Key Policies to Strengthen Agriculture and Benefit Farmers, including continued subsidies for maize producers [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2020.07
Trade
Import policy
Liberalized wheat imports for flour mills. This measure is part of the liberalization of the [...]
Australia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.07
Production
Government support
Extended the Farm Household Allowance Relief Payment for 3 months. The extension would provide up [...]
Australia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.07
Trade
Trade agreement
Started benefiting from a zero percent import tariff for its dairy products in Indonesia, with [...]
Canada
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.07
Trade
Trade agreement
Provided new tariff rate quotas exclusively for the United States under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.07
Production
Government support
Approved a EUR 1.8 billion (USD 2.1 billion) support package, combining a new multiannual financial [...]
Viet Nam
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.07
Trade
Import tariff
Announced a decree revising Most Favoured Nation tariffs on imports of a number of agricultural [...]
Australia
Meat
All
2020.07
Production
Government support
Extended the Farm Household Allowance Relief Payment for 3 months. The extension was expected to [...]
Australia
Meat
All
2020.07
Trade
Trade agreement
Started benefiting from reduced tariffs to export frozen bovine and sheep meat to Indonesia as [...]
Brazil
Meat
Pig meat
2020.07
Trade
Market access
Announced that Myanmar has approved pig meat imports, reflecting a reduction in that country’s domestic [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.